Peer-to-peer file sharing

Details Peer-to-peer file sharing Peer-to-peer file sharing

2006-06-09

2010-12-28

Wassum, Luke S. (Department: 2167)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database and file access

Record, file, and data search and comparisons

C707S967000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07860876

ABSTRACT:
A peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing system is provided with an enhanced search method for a client computer therein. The method includes masking at least one term in a multi-term query entered into a client computer of the P2P system to obtain a masked query and routing the masked query to a plurality of server computers. The masked query is compared to a file descriptor of server files in each of the plurality of server computers to identify a plurality of matching server files. The server computers return to the client computer as search results the file descriptor and a mathematical identifier for each of the plurality of matching server files. The server computer may return to the client computer only a subset of the plurality of the matching server files. Enhanced P2P file searching accuracy is provided.

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